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Events that occurred on 17 July.

On Earth

• 1912 - Author Barbara Strachey is born.
• 1918 - J.R.R. Tolkien attends a medical board examination in Kingston-upon-Hull.
• 1971 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 325.
• 1981 - The Tolkien Quiz Book, the book by Robinson and Wilson, is published.
• 1982 - The first episode of the new version of the 1981 radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio 4.
• 1985 - Robert Havard, Inkling, dies.
• 1998 - Author Paul H. Kocher dies.
• 1998 - Mythcon 29 in Wheaton, Illinois.
• 2004 - The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Seattle, Washington.
• 2009 - Mythcon 40 in Los Angeles, California.
• 2010 - Tolkien Thing 2010 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
• 2010 - Mythcon 41 in Dallas, Texas.
• 2011 - Tolkien Thing 2011 in Breuberg, Germany.
• 2011 - Mythcon 42 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In Arda

• T.A. 3018:
  • Gandalf is held captive by Saruman on the pinnacle of Orthanc.
  • Boromir travels towards Rivendell to ask for counsel.
• T.A. 3019:
  • New Moon